11 CONTENTS. 



ART. PAGB. 



XI. Analysis op Scientific Books. 



I. Practical Observations on Hydrophobia, with a Review of the 

 Remedies employed, and Suggestions for a different Treatment of 

 that Disease. By John Booth, M.D., one of the Physicians to the 

 Birmingham General Hospital, &c Ill 



II. The History of Ancient and Modern Wines 1 17 



III. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 



for the year 1S24 136 



XII. Selections from Foreign Science 14>S 



I. Researches on the Sulphuric Acid of Nordhausen, by M. Bussv. 

 II. On the Re-action of Sulphuret of Carbon and Ammonia ; on the 

 Combinations which result, and particularly a New Class of Sulpho- 

 cyanurets. ByM. W.C. Zeise. III. On Fluoric Acid, by M, Ber- 

 ZELius. IV. On Silicium and Zirconium by M. Berzelius. V. On 

 the Division of a Right Line, by M. VoRUZ. 



XIII. Miscellaneous Intelligence, 



I. Mechanical Science. 

 1. On the Action of Iron in Motion on Tempered Steel, by MM. 

 Darier and Colladon. 2. Velocity of Sound. 3. On the Use of the 

 Tympanum and the External Ear. 4. Temporary Weighing-Ma- 

 chines. 5. Improved Cowl. . 6. Phenomena of Comets. 7. Sub- 

 stitution of Potatoes for Soap. 8. Preser^'ation of Grain. 9. Adul- 

 teration of Tea. 10. Peculiar Fracture of Quartz. 11. Instruments 

 for Examinations under Water. 12. Preservation of Copper- Plates. 

 13. Impermeability of Glass to Water. 14. Plan for regulating 

 Chronometers on Board Ship .' 160 



II. Chemical Science. 

 1. On the Electrical Effects observed during Chemical Action. 

 By M. Becquerel. 2. On the Distribution of Electricity in the 

 Voltaic Pile. By M. Becquerel. 3. Supposed Electro -Magnetic 

 Light. 4, On the Direction of the Axes of double Refraction in 

 Crystals. 5. On the Contractions produced by Heat in Crystals. 

 6. Cyanuret of Iodine. 7. Selenium in the Volcanic Rocks of 

 Lipari. 8. On Titanium, by M. Peschier. 9. Turrell's Men- 

 struum for etching Steel Plates. 10. Active Principle of the Upas 

 Poison. 11. On the supposed Alkali of the Daphne, by M. Vau- 

 quelin. 12. On Digitaline, by M. Royer. 13. Analysis of the 



